ATARI READIES ‘YU YU HAKUSHO: DARK TOURNAMENT™ FOR THE PLAYSTATION®2 COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM

TOP-RATED ANIME SERIES INSPIRES FIGHTER TO BE UNLEASHED THIS SUMMER

BEVERLY, MA, May 20, 2004 – A combination of explosive martial arts and anime entertainment hits the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system this summer as Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) unveils the first-ever details behind Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament™. Scheduled for release in Fall 2004. Atari’s Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament™ is a fighting game based upon the animated series airing on the Cartoon Network’s Toonami Block, whose popularity -- especially among males 9-14 -- has resulted in a variety of merchandised products, including action figures, trading cards, apparel and home videos. The game seamlessly blends fast-paced fighting based on the Dark Tournament Saga of the animated series with actual show footage to immerse fans and newcomers alike in the dramatic highlights of the Yu Yu Hakusho™ story.

“Yu Yu Hakusho™ has emerged as one of this country’s hottest anime properties” said Nancy MacIntyre, vice president of Marketing for Atari’s Beverly Studio. “Atari is again thrilled to partner with FUNimation Productions and developer Digital Fiction to deliver this next-generation original.”

There are only two ways out of the Dark Tournament – victory or death – and Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament™ takes players inside the dangerous fighting arena to see if they are up to the challenge. Playing as one of over 25 Yu Yu Hakusho™ franchise characters, combatants can execute fast, high-power attacks authentically derived from the TV show.

Created by Digital Fiction, Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament™ for the PlayStation®2 will be available in August, 2004, for a suggested retail price of $39.95. It is currently rated ‘RP’ for Rating Pending.

For more information, please visit www.yuyuhakusho.com. 

About FUNimation

Focusing on providing the best in high-quality entertainment properties, FUNimation Productions, Ltd. is a full-service brand management company with in-house production, licensing, Internet, marketing, and home video sales and distribution divisions. In addition to Yu Yu Haskusho, the company manages brands such as the international phenomenon Dragon Ball Z®; Dragon Ball®, now airing on Cartoon Network's Toonami block; Dragon Ball GT®, the highly anticipated sequel to Dragon Ball Z that is now showing on Cartoon Network; Blue Gender™, a true sci-fi anime airing on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim; movies for Lupin the 3rd™, one of the longest running anime classics; Fruits Basket™, based on the top-selling comic book in Japan; recently announced mega-hit known in Japan as Detective Conan; and fan favorites like Kiddy Grade, Tenchi Muyo! GXP and Sakura Taisen. For more information on FUNimation or any of its properties, contact Jeff Dronen at 817-788-0627, ext. 251 or jeff.dronen@funimation.com. 

About Atari

New York-based Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) develops interactive games for all platforms and is one of the largest third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the U.S. The Company’s 1,000+ titles include hard-core, genre-defining games such as Driver™, Enter the Matrix™, Neverwinter Nights™, Stuntman™, Test Drive®, Unreal® Tournament 2004, and Unreal® Championship; and mass-market and children’s games such as Backyard Sports™, Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues™ and Dora the Explorer™, Civilization®, Dragon Ball Z® and RollerCoaster Tycoon®. Atari, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of France-based Infogrames Entertainment SA (Euronext 5257), the largest interactive games publisher in Europe. For more information, visit www.atari.com.

© 2004 YOSHIHIRO TOGASHI/SHUEISHA ● FUJI TV ● PIERROT. Licensed by FUNimation® Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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